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Charity
VillageCharity Village is Canada's online community focused on careers,
work life, and human resources issues in and around the social profit
sector. We connect you to great work, ideas, opportunities, and each
other. Launched in July 1995, CharityVillage has become the
Canadian nonprofit sector's largest and most popular online resource
for recruiting, news and how-to information.

January 30, 2015General Social Survey: Giving, volunteering and participating, 2013http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/150130/dq150130b-eng.htm
Selected factoids:
* In 2013, 44% of Canadians volunteered their time and almost twice as many
(82%) gave money to a charitable or non-profit organization.
* In 2013, volunteers devoted almost 2 billion hours to their volunteer activities,
or the equivalent of about 1 million full-time jobs.
Canadians who volunteered did so for an annual average of 154 hours in 2013.
* The average annual amount per donor in 2013 was $531, up $61 from 2010.
* Overall, Canadians gave $12.8 billion to charitable or non-profit organizations
in 2013, 14% higher than 2010.
* A range of charitable and non-profit organizations benefited from these
donations. Of the total donated in 2013, 41% or $5.2 billion were donated
to religious organizations, 13% or $1.7 billion to organizations in the health
sector and 12% or $1.6 billion to social services organizations.
* The rate of volunteerism and donation varies across Canada. In 2013, the
volunteer rate was highest in Saskatchewan (56%) and Manitoba (52%). Both
were significantly above the national average (44%).

Stephen Harper's Canada Revenue Agency:
Selective Audits, "Political" Activity and
Right-Leaning Charities (PDF - 246KB, 28 pages)http://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/sites/default/files/documents/harpers-cra-final_0.pdf
October 2014
(...)
This report provides evidence suggesting biased scrutiny of charities that
are critical of the government by the CRA. Highlighting a pattern of claiming
0% political activity, it also raises questions about the accuracy of the
filings of 10 right-leaning charities to the CRA with respect to their interpretation
of the CRAs definition of political activity
(...)
The mounting evidence of a politicized CRA merits the establishment of an
independent inquiry into its processes to ensure transparency and fairness
in its decision-making criteria around political activity audits, and to ensure
such processes are not subject to political pressures or interference.

Progressive or conservative, the blunting of
the ability of civil society to advocate and to engage in that most fundamental
democratic right  debate and, occasionally, dissent  should concern
us all.

- includes a review of the activity of the following
10 right-leaning charities with varied missions and focuses:
* Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
* Canadian Constitution Foundation
* C.D. Howe Institute
* Energy Probe Research Foundation
* Fraser Institute
* Focus on the Family
* Frontier Centre for Public Policy
* Institute for Canadian Values
* Macdonald-Laurier Institute
* Montreal Economic Institute

GiveWellhttp://www.givewell.org/
GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities
and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where
to give. Unlike charity evaluators that focus solely on financials, assessing
administrative or fundraising costs, we conduct in-depth research aiming to
determine how much good a given program accomplishes (in terms of lives saved,
lives improved, etc.) per dollar spent.
- international, but includes some Canadian charities

CanadaHelps.orghttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/
CanadaHelps plays a key role in the Canadian charitable sector. We work hard
to provide small and medium size charities with online tools for donating
and fundraising.

Update: A Petition of Academics Against
the Canada Revenue Agency Audit of the
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternativeshttp://www.progressive-economics.ca/2014/09/11/a-petition-of-academics-against-the-ccpa-audit/
September 11, 2014
[A guest blog post from Mario Seccareccia and Louis-Philippe
Rochon.]After learning that the Canada Revenue Agency is auditing
the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on the grounds that it allegedly
engages in politically partisan, biased and one-sided research activity, a
number of university professors have drawn up an open letter asking the Minister
of National Revenue place a moratorium on its audits of all the various think-tanks
that claim charitable status, until such time when truly neutral criteria
can be implemented in the selection and conduct of fair, transparent and even-handed
periodic audits. Audits should be focused on the financial management and
integrity of the organization, not on the content of the research it conducts.
Why single out only one such research centre that happens to be more critical
of government policy?
(...)
We ... strongly urge the CRA to put a moratorium on its audits of think tanks,
until such time as a truly neutral criteria and auditing process are implemented
to ensure neutrality and fairness, and to ensure that the audit process does
not silence dissenting voices.

Right-wing Fraser Institute now claims
it is not right-winghttp://www.pressprogress.ca/en/post/right-wing-fraser-institute-now-claims-it-not-right-wingSeptember 8, 2014
Everything you thought you knew is wrong. Up is down. Down is up. And now
the right-wing Fraser Institute says it has no ideology except Truth itself.
That's right. The think tank says it shouldn't be characterized as conservative
because its work is "not value-based, it's driven by data." Fraser
Institute president Niels Veldhuis made the comment in response to queries
from the Toronto Star about whether the charity was under audit by the Canada
Revenue Agency.

Veldhuis declined to say, even as the Harper
government finds itself under increasing pressure to explain why dozens of
charities with a track record of being critical of conservative policies find
themselves the targets of political-activity audits by the CRA. One of the
groups, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, is being audited in part
because the research and education material on its website appears to be "biased"
and "one-sided," CRA records show.

So let's focus on what Veldhuis did say about
values, data and the institute, whose tagline is full of coded words to let
the world (hello Koch brothers!) know where it always comes down on the issues:
"A free and prosperous world through choice, markets and responsibility."
To help underline the point, click the link above for four Fraser Institute
graphics posted on its Facebook page (and cross-referenced with a sampling
of research findings) that illustrate how data-driven its work really is.

In a nutshell:
* Regulations are bad. Always.
* Taxes are bad. Really bad.
* Freedom is good. Really good. Always really, really good.
* Polluters of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!

In other words...

Up is now down.
Down is now up.
And the Fraser Institute conducts value-free, data-driven research. Got it?

Source:
PressProgresshttp://www.pressprogress.ca/
Advancing progressive solutions for Canada with hard-hitting news and analysis,
PressProgress cuts through the day's political spin with facts and an informed
point of view. From punchy blog posts to a daily web roundup to spread news
and views, PressProgress is a must-read to spur positive change.

The Canada Revenue Agency becomes an arm
of the PMOhttp://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/j-baglow/2014/07/canada-revenue-agency-becomes-arm-pmo
By J. Baglow
July 22, 2014
There is a salty expression that seems apt at the moment: "Dont
p*ss on me and tell me it's raining." A number of charities that have
spoken out against various policies of the current Harper administration might
well echo the sentiment expressed in that injunction.The Canada Revenue Agency
is currently auditing several Canadian charities, sniffing around for suspect
"political activity." The list of targets [ http://goo.gl/nU49Sr
] reads like a Who's Who of Canadian charitable institutions.
(...)
The purpose seems evident: to muzzle dissent -- nothing new, of course, for
the Harper government -- and to paralyze the charitable operations of these
organizations. (...) Harper has already targeted scientists, and artists,
and First Nations, and trade unionists, and Elections Canada, and Statistics
Canada, and the employees of the National Library, and our diplomats, and
even weather forecasters.
[NOTE : Click the link above to access source information used to support
each of the statements in the previous paragraph.]

February 13, 2013 Charitable donors, 2011http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130213/dq130213a-eng.htm
Charitable donations reported by taxfilers increased 2.6% from 2010 to just
under $8.5 billion in 2011. At the same time, the number of people reporting
charitable donations on their 2011 income tax return decreased by 0.6% to
5.7 million. In 2011, 23.0% of all taxfilers claimed charitable donations.
The highest percentage of taxfilers declaring a donation occurred in Manitoba
(25.9%), followed by Saskatchewan (25.0%) and Prince Edward Island (24.9%).
- includes two tables:
Charitable donations  Canada, provinces and territories
Charitable donations  Census metropolitan areas

What If Charities Go Silent?http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/trish-Hennessy/charity-canada_b_1963018.html
By Trish Hennessy (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
October 13, 2012
How fares freedom of expression in Canada? As part of Non-Speak Week, PEN
Canada blogs on the health of that most fundamental of freedoms.
While you're reading this, nearly two million employees are busy trying to
make our world a little bit better through their work at Canada's more than
eighty thousand registered charitable organizations. Some of these organizations
are household names. When natural disaster strikes, for instance, many Canadians
turn to charities like the Canadian Red Cross, CARE, Oxfam, or UNICEF. Other
lesser known charities reflect the full spectrum of our public priorities:
education, environmental protection, health care, children's well-being, youth
engagement, seniors' supports, poverty reduction, help for the homeless, and
more.
(...)
What does it say about our democracy when corporations can devote endless
resources lobbying to change policy in their own interest while charities
that work on behalf of the public interest risk losing their voice? Put it
another way: What happens to our democracy when the voices of Canada's charitable
organizations, the social conscience of this country, go silent?

May 4, 2012 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, 2010http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120504/dq120504e-eng.htm
The public use microdata file from the 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering
and Participating is now available. This file contains information collected
from nearly 15,000 respondents aged 15 and over residing in private households
in one of the provinces.

April 16, 2012 Study: Volunteering in Canada, 2010http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120416/dq120416b-eng.htmIn 2010, more than 13.3 million peopleaccounting for 47% of Canadians
aged 15 and overdid volunteer work. Overall, volunteers devoted almost
2.1 billion hours to their volunteer activities: a volume of work that is
equivalent to just under 1.1 million full-time jobs. A small proportion of
these volunteers (10%) accounted for 53% of all hours given to non-profit
and charitable organizations.

Related articles:

Charitable giving by Canadians, 2010HTML:http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11637-eng.htmPDF (170K):
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11637-eng.pdf
By Martin Turcotte
April 16, 2012
This article examines charitable giving by Canadians, comparing information
about donors and donations in 2010 and 2007. It profiles the types of organizations
that received the larger amounts of donations, distinguishing between religious
and other organizations. It also looks at motivations for donating and reasons
for not giving more, including what may have bothered donors about how they
were asked to donate. The data comes from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving,
Volunteering and Participating.

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Volunteering in CanadaHTML:http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.htmPDF (183K):http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2012001/article/11638-eng.pdf
By Mireille Vézina and Susan Crompton
April 16, 2012
This article examines volunteering in Canada: volunteer rates, number of hours
volunteered and types of organizations supported. It describes key socioeconomic
characteristics of volunteers, types of volunteer activities, motivations
for volunteering and barriers to volunteering. The article also examines informal
volunteering, that is, direct help provided to family, friends and neighbours.
Data are from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

Who is Charity Intelligence Canada?http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1087646--who-is-charity-intelligence-canada
November 15, 2011
Charity Intelligence Canada is a registered charity launched in 2008 to do
for donors what financial analysts do for investors: provide research-based
advice that helps people decide where to put their money. The services are
free. Based out of a downtown condo unit, Charity Intelligence is run by two
paid staff members and about 25 volunteers, including 10 Bay St. financial
analysts who come in after work to crunch numbers. (...) As well as providing
advice, Charity Intelligence will take your money and distribute it to one
or more charities on your behalf. In 2010, it handled $442,000 in transactions
for donors across the country. And no, it does not keep a cut.Source:
Toronto Starhttp://www.thestar.com/

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Charity Intelligence Canada (Ci)http://www.charityintelligence.ca/
Ci's Mission: To help donors make informed and intelligent giving decisions
that have impact for Canadians in need. Ci is one of the only objective analysts
with a national scope working for donors in Canada. Ci has been doing rigorous
research and analysis on Canadian charities since 2006, analyzing over 350
Canadian charities, and re-reviewing some on an annual basis.

Top Picks for 2011 - Report (PDF - 1.9MB,
80 pages)http://www.charityintelligence.ca/images/toppicks/ci_top_picks_2011.pdf
NOTE: This report contains the profiles of all 33 recommended charities for
2011, as well as a section that explains how Ci analyzes charities for its
list of top picks. Because Ci itself is a registered charity, donors can write
one cheque to Ci which will be forwarded to the Top Picks according to the
donors instructions. For example, a donor may want to give to a few
Top Picks that are of particular interest, or with one cheque support all
the Top Pick Charities. (...) Furthermore, you can either have all your money
go to your designated charities or, if you wish, you can provide a stipend
to support Cis on-going research. Your money, your choice. No charge.

Heres how we can be both smart and
goodhttp://goo.gl/uS9dd
By Margaret Wente
October 28, 2011
(...) I only have a dim idea how much I give away, or what good it does. I
have no idea whether it makes a difference. As donors, its time
for us not just to give more but to give better  to make sure our giving
is going where we think its going, says Kate Bahen, managing director
of Charity Intelligence Canada, a Toronto-based organization that advises
donors.The competition for money has created a sort of charity arms race,
which pushes charities to spend more and more money in order to raise their
profile and attract donations.
Source:
Globe and Mailhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/

December 5, 2011Charitable donors, 2010http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/111205/dq111205a-eng.htm
Canadian taxfilers reported making charitable donations of just under $8.3
billion in 2010, up 6.5% from 2009. At the same time, the number of donors
increased 2.2% to just over 5.7 million. Data are based on income tax returns
filed for 2010. Nationally, 23.4% of all taxfilers claimed charitable donations
on their tax return, in line with previous years. Manitoba (26.3%) had the
highest percentage declaring a donation, followed by Prince Edward Island
(25.3%) and Saskatchewan (25.3%).

Volunteer
Canada
Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. Since 1977,
we have been committed to increasing and supporting volunteerism and civic
participation.
- incl links to the following:
* About Us * Campaigns * Donate * VC News * Media * Networks * Blog

Ottawa looks at rewriting rules on charitable
givinghttp://goo.gl/eYDw9
By Bill Curry
October 28, 2011Ottawa is conducting a sweeping overhaul of the way
it finances charities and non-profit organizations, pledging a new era of
accountability in which businesses and citizens shoulder more of the cost
of giving.

July 29, 2011Canadas
Voluntary Sector and Public Policy
Symposium report (PDF - 732K, 24 pages)
July 2011
(...) There is a range of training and support programs underway across the
country that aim to improve the policy capacity of Canadian VSOs.
Taken together, they help VSOs:
- understand how governments work
- access and interpret credible evidence
- effectively communicate and collaborate
- understand the latitude permitted them under the Canada Revenue Agencys
advocacy rules.
Symposium participants lauded these programs, and argued strongly for more
of them. (...)
As an important next step, symposium participants identified the need for
widely available in depth case studies to demonstrate how VSOs have successfully
contributed to public policy development. Max Bell Foundation and a number
of partners have committed to this task, and will launch a series of such
case studies in late 2011.
(...) Canada has a network of dozens of individuals and organizations from
across the country who share a strong belief, rooted in evidence and experience,
that VSOs can and do make important contributions to public policy in Canada,
for the betterment of all Canadians.
[Excerpt from the Executive Summary, which is part of the PDF report]

Sector
Monitor Launch
May 13, 2010
We released our first Sector Monitor report from a new survey program designed
to monitor the state of charities across the country and their ability to
deliver their missions.

The first sector report:

Imagine
Canadas Sector Monitor (PDF - 870K,
16 pages)
By David Lasby and Cathy Barr
File date April 2010 Highlights:
* Many charities are experiencing challenges associated with the economic
downturn.
* One in eight charities is experiencing high levels of stress.
* Operating charities are taking a range of actions in response to the economic
downturn.
* Operating charities and foundations have different experiences.
* Charities remain confident about the future, particularly when they look
further out.

Source: Blog @ Imagine Canada
[ Imagine Canada ]
Imagine Canada is a national registered charity with offices in Toronto, Calgary
and Ottawa. Our cause is Canadas charities and nonprofits. It is our
mission to support and strengthen charities and nonprofits so they can, in
turn, support the Canadians and communities they serve.

Imagine
Canadas Nonprofit library"Canadas largest online collection of charitable and non-profit
sector resources on topics that relate to operating and managing charities
and nonprofits."

2009 Canadian Administrators of Volunteer
Resources (CAVR) Conference
Edmonton, May 31-June 3, 2009
Try to imagine your work or personal life without community structures in
place. Thousands of nonprofit/voluntary sector organizations exist because
of the magnitude of volunteer engagement - engagement needing constant tending
and nurturing to sustain our enviable quality of life in Canada. Volunteerism
in the 21st century has moved far beyond motherhood and apple pie  requiring
educated, connected, competent leaders to recruit, retain and recognize the
volunteers presently engaged and able to meet the challenges of engaging new
Canadians, youth and highly skilled baby boomers as volunteers for the next
decade.Online registration

Source:Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources
CAVR strives to promote competence and excellence in the professional administration
of volunteer resources and to acknowledge the accomplishments of its members.
CAVR is the only National Professional Association that offers ongoing certification
in the field of volunteer resources management.

Social
Profits (PDF - 49K, 7 pages)
Sherri Torjman
September 2008This essay discusses the various dimensions of the
social economy - a unique and burgeoning sector of the economy in which business
enterprises and economic activity seek not only to generate revenue but also
to advance social goals. There are hundreds of thousands of hybrid businesses,
also known as social enterprises, which are taking their place on the world
stage - and increasingly in stock market portfolios. They try both to generate
profit and create social value. They are sometimes referred to as blended
value organizations because that is precisely what they do. This paper
explores their many different forms and puts forward policy proposals to bolster
social enterprises within the Canadian economy

Canada Revenue Agency launches consultations
with small and rural charities [dead link]News release
October 9, 2007
"Minister of National Revenue Gordon O'Connor today announced a series
of consultations with small and rural charities. As the federal charities
regulator, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) wants to better understand the
unique service needs and compliance challenges of small and rural charities.
(...)
A series of workshops will take place in October 2007 in Toronto, Saskatoon,
Lethbridge, Kelowna, Trois-Rivières and Moncton. A panel containing
six to nine individuals from small and rural charities, chaired by the CRA,
will then meet in November 2007 to develop recommendations for the Minister
of National Revenue. The panel is expected to deliver its recommendations
by the end of December 2007."
Source:Canada Revenue Agency

Citizens
Handbook : A Guide to Building Community
By Charles Dobson & Vancouvers Citizen Committee
Updated Oct. 2003
"For grass-roots community building and development"
- includes 90+ links to info organized as follows: Community Organizing -
Community Building Activities - Full Text Articles - The Citizen's Library
- Short Case Studies - Links
- Vancouver Information
Source:Vancouver Community Network

Charities
DirectorateThe Charities Directorate is responsible for all program activities
related to the provisions of the Income Tax Act regarding registered charities,
Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Associations (RCAAAs), Registered National
Arts Service Organizations (RNASOs) and federal political parties (contributions
to registered political parties or to a candidate at a federal election).

Facing
Current Realities: New Knowledge in the Canadian Voluntary Sector
2004 Community of Inquiry [COI] Symposium (Third national symposium)July 9th & 10th, 2004
Ryerson University, Toronto
"The COI Symposium is a national network of practitioners, consultants
and academics committed to strengthening research capacities in the voluntary
sector and sharing knowledge in a climate of mutual interdependence and inclusiveness.
The COI currently has close to 300 members from voluntary organizations, academic
institutions, all levels of government, independent think tanks, and private
consultants. The COI Symposium is an opportunity to
bring together individuals with an interest in voluntary sector issues to
share and learn from a variety of experiences and disciplines. Held over two
days, the COI Symposium will showcase 15 panel papers disseminating new knowledge
in the Canadian voluntary sector. These panel papers are grouped into six
themes: Financial Resources Issues in the Voluntary
Sector - Human Resources Issues in the Voluntary Sector - Building Sector
Capacity - Partnership and Collaboration Strategies - Diversity and Values
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment - Overcoming Barriers and Seizing
OpportunitiesProgram
of Events

NVO-CCP Agree to Co-Found a New Organization
[dead link removed.]
May 13, 2003
"The Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (NVO) and the Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy (CCP) agreed to co-found a new organization 'to strengthen
communities and advance social development through collective effort'. The
new organization will be established by June 2004, after which the two existing
organizations will be wound-up."
Related Links:
Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy

Volunteerism in Canada"Welcome to volunteer.ca  Canadas
site for information on volunteering.
The Canadian voluntary and nonprofit sector is made up of more than 180 000
organizations, 6.5 million volunteers and 1.3 million paid staff. In Volunteerism
in Canada find out the facts and trends, read the latest research, learn about
national events, search the directory of organizations, find answers to your
questions and more."

VolunteersOnline.ca
"ITAC Ontario partnered with the Ministry of Citizenship of the Government
of Ontario to launch the Making IT Work for Volunteers initiative. We are
establishing strategic online and offline components, including a knowledge
network and resource library housed at VolunteersOnline.ca. The program will
create opportunities for the high-tech sector and the voluntary sector to
assist one another to bridge, and ultimately close, the digital divide."

GPI Atlantic - Genuine
Progress Index for Atlantic Canada"GPI Atlantic is a non-profit research group, founded in 1997, to
develop an index of sustainable development and well being - the Genuine Progress
Index. The Nova Scotia GPI consists of 22 social, economic and environmental
components, including: Time Use - Natural Capital - Environment/Quality -
Socioeconomic issues - Income Distribution - Social Capita"

Voluntary
Sector Initiative(VSI)This Web site is an important tool in our dialogue with Canadians on the
voluntary sector. The VSI is a joint initiative to strengthen the capacity
of the voluntary sector and to enhance the relationship between the Sector
and the Government of Canada. (...) The Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI)
is a joint undertaking between the voluntary sectorand the Government of Canada. It is a unique opportunity to focus on the
voluntary sector as one of the three pillars of Canadian society, equal in
importance to the public and private sectors.
- incl. links to : About the VSI - Management Structure - Reports - Speeches
- Joint Tables - Related Working Groups - News - Calendar - Subscribe

Public
Policy and Advocacy Toolbox April 25, 2002Commissioned
by Canada's Voluntary Sector Initiative, this set of Web-based resources includes
sections on how government makes policy, non-profit initiated policy development,
knowledge and skill sets necessary for successful policy intervention, effective
advocacy, and hundreds of resources on think tanks, funding sources, information
sources, and much more. -incl. links to : Policy Making
in Canada - Voluntary Sector Directed Input - Knowledge and Skills - Government
Relations and the Policy Development Process - Resources -16 public policy
case studies -50 documents for downloading -23 Canadian foundations that
fund policy development -100 Canadian public policy institutes and lobby groups,
plus dozens of American resources -21 online advocacy resources -138 links
to general and government information Source : Ginsler
& Associates Inc. NOTE : the Ginsler site is rich with content about
the non-profit sector and homelessness and affordable housingFree
Resources - large collection of links to articles and reports about homelessness
and affordable housing (incl. five links relating to resources for non-profits
and charities)

IMPACS - INSTITUTE
for MEDIA, POLICY and CIVIL SOCIETY"IMPACS is a young and dynamic registered Canadian charity, filling
an important niche in civil society. We work to strengthen communications
between not-for-profit organizations, government and the media, both in Canada
and internationally."

Let
Charities Speak : Report of the Charities and Advocacy Dialogue
- IMPACS (PDF file - 935K, 35 pages)
March 2002
[version française
- fichier PDF, 1445KB]
IMPACS and the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy are leading a national effort
to fix the Revenue rules affecting the ability of charities to perform an
advocacy role. "Canadas charities are limited in their ability to participate
in public policy debate or to advocate for changes to legislation, regulations,
or government policy. Activities of this kind may be deemed political
by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA), which interprets the common
law and the federal Income Tax Act and applies them to charities. The CCRA
enforces a 10 Percent Rule which forbids charities from using
any more than 10 percent of their resources annually for political activity,
which is how they categorize advocacy. This limit on charities has been recognized
by many as a serious impediment to modern Canadian democracy, for it limits
the voices of charities and the people they serve, very often the most vulnerable
members of society."Source: IMPACS and the Canadian Centre for
Philanthropy

Community Sector
Council Newfoundland and Labrador
Established in 1976 as an independent non-profit organization, the Community
Sector Council Newfoundland and Labrador (formerly known as the Community
Services Council is committed to strengthening and promoting
the essential role that voluntary and nonprofit, community organizations play
in building healthy and prosperous communities. Our vision is a prosperous
and inclusive society that supports individuals, families and communities.
Our mission is to encourage citizen engagement, to promote the integration
of social and economic development and to provide leadership in shaping public
policies.
- excellent collection of resources for the voluntary sector!

Launch
of PolicyLinkNB project
Family and Community Services
Nov. 16, 2001
FREDERICTON (CNB) -- A group of voluntary organizations in New Brunswick will
undertake a project that will focus on building the capacity of the voluntary
sector to influence the policies that affect their organizations and the people
they represent

Partnership
with the Voluntary Sector - Health CanadaMarch 2001Volunteers are fundamental to the social and economic landscape
of Canada. This web site describes the voluntary health sector, its contribution
to the health and well-being of Canadians, and explores the Health Canada's
partnership with the sector. It outlines Health Canada's specific involvement
with national voluntary organizations working in health.A deceptively simple-looking home page offers you information
under the following headings : Voluntary Health Sector - Benefits of Volunteering
- Building Partnerships - Joint Initiatives - Knowledge Base - Beyond Health
Canada - Glossary

United
Nations Volunteers PageThe United Nations
Volunteers programme (UNV) was created by the General Assembly of the United
Nations in 1970 to serve as an operational partner in development cooperation
at the request of UN member states. It is unique within the UN family and
as an international volunteer undertaking. It reports to the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) and works through UNDP's country offices around
the world.

World
Volunteer Web - international site, includes National reports on the International
Year of Volunteers (over 60 national reports) and Global Evaluation of the International
Year of Volunteers - incl. links to : News - Events - Initiatives - Development
- Policy - Research

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